Charles P. Nelson (congressman)
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Charles P. "Charlie" Nelson ( July 2, 1907- June 8, 1962) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine
. He was born in Waterville, Maine
, in 1907. He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine
and from Colby College
in Waterville. Later, he attended Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor
, and becoming secretary to his father, Representative John E. Nelson
. The younger Nelson engaged in the general practice of law in Augusta, Maine
from 1932 to 1933, then worked as city solicitor of Augusta from 1934 to 1942. He was the chief of the State Arson Division in 1941 and 1942, and he entered the military service in 1942 as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II
. He served in the armed forces until discharge in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel with two years of service in the European Theater of Operations. He remained a member of the National Guard and Reserves after leaving the military. Nelson member of the State board of bar examiners from 1946 to 1948. He was also mayor of Augusta in 1947 and 1948. Nelson was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1957). He retired in 1957 and became a teacher at the University of Florida
for two years. He was also chief trial attorney of the State highway commission in 1959, and moderator of the town of West Bath 1960. Nelson died in Augusta, Maine in 1962.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in Waterville, Maine
Waterville, Maine
Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....
, in 1907. He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
and from Colby College
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
in Waterville. Later, he attended Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
, and becoming secretary to his father, Representative John E. Nelson
John E. Nelson (Maine)
John Edward Nelson was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in China, Kennebec County, Maine on July 12, 1874.He attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine...
. The younger Nelson engaged in the general practice of law in Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
from 1932 to 1933, then worked as city solicitor of Augusta from 1934 to 1942. He was the chief of the State Arson Division in 1941 and 1942, and he entered the military service in 1942 as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He served in the armed forces until discharge in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel with two years of service in the European Theater of Operations. He remained a member of the National Guard and Reserves after leaving the military. Nelson member of the State board of bar examiners from 1946 to 1948. He was also mayor of Augusta in 1947 and 1948. Nelson was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1957). He retired in 1957 and became a teacher at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
for two years. He was also chief trial attorney of the State highway commission in 1959, and moderator of the town of West Bath 1960. Nelson died in Augusta, Maine in 1962.